A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here (CNN) Everyone seems to agree the US debt ceiling should be raised to pay for tax cuts and spending the government has already approved -- and

The far-left Facebook whistleblower who recently testified before Congress reportedly spent her final days at the company openly sifting through Mark Zuckerberg’s internal social network collecting sensitive documents, and no one at the firm appeared to notice. The

Some oil from the California spill breaks up in ocean currents Enlarge this image toggle caption Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP LONG BEACH, Calif. — Some of the crude oil that spilled from a pipeline into the waters off Southern California has been

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki attempted to walk back a statement by presidential climate envoy John Kerry which claimed President Joe Biden "had not been aware of what had transpired" following a submarine deal with Australia that upset the French. "Of

“I am in Texas performing my duties as the duly elected governor of Idaho, and I have not authorized the lieutenant governor to act on my behalf,” Little said in a statement. “I will be rescinding and reversing any actions taken by the lieutenant governor when

There’s been a school shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, TX, which is located in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The incident began as a school fight in a classroom on the second floor of the high school, but then one student pulled a gun on the other

Parents groups combating the spread of critical race theory in their children’s schools on Tuesday criticized the Justice Department’s announcement that it will organize law enforcement to protect school board members and other education officials A coalition

A missing hiker found dead in Wyoming near where authorities discovered the remains of Long Island native Gabby Petito died by suicide, officials said. The Teton County Coroner’s Office in Wyoming said Robert Lowery, a father of two from Houston, died by suicide

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The question arose at the end of oral arguments about the government's effort to stop two ex-CIA contractors from testifying about the treatment of that detainee, Abu Zubaydah, at an alleged

FILE PHOTO: Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng speaks to lawmakers at the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang FILE PHOTO: Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng speaks to lawmakers at the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ann

Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks during a campaign event in McLean, Va., July 14, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) An Emerson University poll released on Wednesday shows Republican Glenn Youngkin in a dead heat with Democrat Terry

Almost 200,000 Ellume COVID-19 home testing kits have been recalled because they may be more likely to give a false positive result. The problem with the rapid antigen tests was identified in mid-September and caused by variations in the quality of one of

President Donald Trump congratulates Stephen Bannon during the swearing-in of senior staff in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 22, 2017. MANDEL NGAN via Getty Images Four former aides to Donald Trump subpoenaed by a committee investigating the Jan. 6

73 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Summary: President Joe Biden will start his workday at 10:00 a.m. by receiving a briefing from the intelligence community. In the afternoon, he will host a meeting with business leaders to convince taxpayers

The Biden administration is temporarily relaxing the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been criticized for its notoriously complex requirements The Biden administration is temporarily relaxing the rules for a student loan forgiveness program

Every year, malaria kills more than 400,000 people, most of them children. There has been significant progress against the disease in the past few decades — death rates have fallen nearly in half since 2000 — but there’s still a long way to go. For decades,

Those famous shops on Melrose Avenue are not only expensive, they'll soon be unavailable to the unvaccinated. The same goes for indoor restaurants, coffee shops and malls in Los Angeles. The L.A. City Council on Wednesday approved one of the nation’s strictest

FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar and euro banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar and euro banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration October

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan for their development of a new tool to build molecules, work that has spurred advances in pharmaceutical research and lessened the impact of chemistry on the environment. Their

The Boston Red Sox lived to fight another few days. Behind home runs from Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber, the Red Sox were able to chase New York Yankees starter Gerrit Cole early and maintain the lead to win the American League wild-card playoff game

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Gazprom company is seen at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of Gazprom company is seen at the St. Petersburg

Washington (CNN) Missouri executed death row inmate Ernest Johnson on Tuesday after the US Supreme Court rejected a petition earlier in the day that had sought to delay it, citing an intellectual disability. Johnson -- who was convicted of robbing a gas station

A summer of labor unrest at U.S. food manufacturers has stretched into fall, as pandemic-weary workers continue to strike for better pay. Around 1,400 workers at Kellogg Co.’s U.S. cereal plants walked off the job this week, saying negotiations with the company

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Tennis - Men's Doubles - Quarterfinal - Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Andy Murray of Britain reacts during his men's doubles quarterfinal match REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics -